Toro 30534N - Adjusting the Mower Deck Pitch; Replacing the Grass Deflector

Figure70
1.Frontdeckyokechain4.Yoke
2.Reardeckyokechain5.Jamnut
3.Chain
6.Mowerdeck
AdjustingtheMowerDeck
Pitch
Cuttingunitpitchisthedifferenceinheight-of-cutfromthe
frontofthebladeplanetothebackofthebladeplane.Toro
recommendsabladepitchofapproximately5/16inch(8
mm).Thatisthebackofthebladeplaneis5/16inch(8mm)
higherthanthefront.
1.Positionthemachineonalevelsurfaceontheshop
oor.
2.Setthecuttingunittothedesiredheight-of-cut,move
thethrottlelevertotheSlowposition,stoptheengine,
settheparkingbrake,andremovetheignitionkey.
3.Rotatethecenterbladesothatitpointsstraight
forward.
4.Usingashortruler,measurefromtheoortothefront
tipoftheblade.
5.Rotatethesamebladetiptotherearandmeasurefrom
theoortothetipofthebladeattherearofthedeck.
6.Subtractthefrontdimensionfromthereardimension
tocalculatethebladepitch.
7.Adjustthejamnutssecuringthereardeckyokes/chains
toraisetherearofthedecksothatthebladepitchis
setto5/16inch(8mm)(
Figure70).
ReplacingtheGrassDeector
WARNING
Anuncovereddischargeopeningcouldallowthe
machinetothrowobjectsintheoperator'sor
bystander'sdirectionandresultinseriousinjury.
Also,contactwiththebladecouldoccur.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithoutamulchkit
orgrassdeectorinstalled.
•Makesurethegrassdeectorisinthedown
position.
1.Lowerthecuttingunittotheshopoor,movethe
throttlelevertotheSlowposition,stoptheengine,set
theparkingbrake,andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Removethelocknut,bolt,springandspacerholding
thedeectortothepivotbrackets(
Figure71).Remove
damagedorworngrassdeector.
Figure71
1.Bolt
5.Springinstalled
2.Spacer6.GrassDeector
3.Locknut
7.Lefthandhookendof
spring,placebehinddeck
edgebeforeinstallingbolt
4.Spring8.Righthandhookendof
spring
3.Placethespacerandspringbetweenthereplacement
grassdeectorbrackets(Figure71).Placethelefthand
Jhookendofthespringbehindthedeckedge.
Note:MakesurethelefthandJhookendofthe
springisinstalledbehindthedeckedgebeforeinstalling
theboltasshownin
Figure71.
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